We have a group of people currently in the majority in the US Congress and we even have a Democrat in the White House for that matter. They aren't very ferocious in their attempts to take back this country for the people. Sure, they write a mean sternly worded letter. On Press the Meet, they talk some serious smack. But really, in the end they are mostly just big babies with no teeth.
Yes, it's true. A majority of the Democratic representatives are just too small minded when it comes to taking care of Americans instead of their personal bank accounts to do what it right the first time. We could wait for them to grow their minds, but then we would lose out on the time given us by David Broder and the Beltway Bozos to use our so called "political capital."
Yet recently, our Democrats have seen first hand the wingers and their astroturf road show. I think this Operation Crazy Train has made an impact on their OMG DNA. That coupled with a much louder sane contingent of their actual supporters giving them the carrot or the stick has opened their minds by a small enough amount to allow them to grow some.
I see the beginnings of some claws, however, for many still today these remaining not quite upholders of progressivism or caretakers of the American Way are still more taken with the shiny golden things that glitter than they are the needs of the people.
To those I would say this. The hands you see holding those of you who would remain toothless and immature in your words and actions in the pursuit of leveling the playing field for the American people, just remember. Those hands that are holding you up belong to the American people. At any time we can either squeeze or just let go. Petting is so much more comfortable for all of us.
Matt Taibbi wrote just recently on this subject. Rather than attempt to remedy the problem this summer, our government sat down and demonstrated its dizzying ineptitude.
"We might look back on this summer someday and think of it as the moment when our government lost us for good," writes Taibbi. "It was that bad."
Democrats?!? Grow up and do your damned jobs, OK?